The stock market in Canada reported strong returns in 2016. The population of stocks earned a mean

Question:

The stock market in Canada reported strong returns in 2016. The population of stocks earned a mean return of 17.5% in 2016.

Source: Data extracted from The Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2016–Janaury 1, 2017, p. B6.

Assume that the returns for stocks on the Canadian stock market were distributed as a normal variable, with a mean of 17.5 and a standard deviation of 20. If you selected a random sample of 16 stocks from this population, what is the probability that the sample would have a mean return

a. Less than 0 (i.e., a loss)?

b. Between 0 and 10?

c. Greater than 10?

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